The Herald - 2020-12-03

• Sturgeon: End is in sight as vaccine to be rolled out
• Which town has the fastest broadband?
• Congratula­tions class of 2020
• Older victims of abuse are sidelined, says charity
• Visits boost
• Employment
• £500 bonus row is Sturgeon at most nakedly political
• Debenhams can’t put the blame on Covid
• 20 years on, there’s still no justice
• Site for new free port in Scotland ‘could be decided within months’
• Patients were not told of HIV diagnoses for two months, blood inquiry told
• Jobs surge hope in green recovery
• Come All Ye Faithful ... and join doorstep carols
• Reader and Gonzalez make Connection­s
• Reel masterpiec­e as moving images from more than 100 years ago are brought back to life by restorers
• Spooky mansion’s guardian angels to banish black magic
• Call for Scottish vaccines minister
• Scotland records more than 250 virus deaths
• Praise as Tesco gives back £60m to Holyrood
• Not good enough: Blackford blasts PM over virus support
• Ministers backing Green plan to protect and empower Scotland’s councils
• Miliband says Green has ‘moral duty’ to make up Arcadia pension deficit
• Tory call for mandatory acceptance of cash in stores as use dwindles
• MP tells of recovery after brain surgery
• Decline of Gaelic ‘is linked to lack of good jobs and housing’
• 2020 among the world’s hottest years as climate crisis continues, say experts
• Fears on festive parcel deliveries
• Human activity has killed off 160 species of flightless birds, study finds
• Probe over ‘plot’ to bribe White House officials in bid for pardon
• UN deal allows aid to reach 6m stuck in Tigray
• Intern’s #Metoo case against state television host finally reaches trial in China
• Three Hong Kong activists jailed for their roles in pro-democracy protest
• Israel set for another election as parliament passes proposal for its dissolutio­n
• Issue of the day: Film star announces he is trangender
• THE DIARY
• Only by saving the islands’ life first can we save Gaelic
• Anti-vax narratives will be our next biggest challenge
• Opinion Matrix: Demise of pubs and Christmas plans
• Your views online
• Postpone clear and present danger posed by Brexit
• Those were the days
• From our archives
• Why can’t the First Minister praise the UK’S fine work in producing the Covid vaccine?
• Why we need an overhaul of mental health provision
• On this day
• Free personal care should be extended to everyone who needs it, whatever the reason
• CLASSIC CROSSWORD
• Long reign has seen a world of changes
• FOUR OF THE BEST
• Compassion­ate gynaecolog­ist with a national reputation for excellence
• Markets lift as stocks buoyed by vaccine rollout
• Deserted streets signal bleak midwinter for Scottish shops
• Grit needed as much as brains to be a success
• Prime cattle sell to 245p/kg in Dumfries as Limousin wins Christmas show at Ayr
• Oil services firm predicts industry will undoubtedl­y return to growth in 2021
• Trade shifts threaten smaller exporters
• Waitrose deal signals confidence in Scottish commercial property market
• The Herald crosswords
• Shares in Scottish financial technology star soar as potential buyers stalk firm
• Agency unlocks grants to stimulate recovery
• Hospitalit­y workers abused by customers amid rules confusion

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